Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 62.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 62.1%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 83.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 2024.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 143rd out of 159 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 80.6% | — |
| 2014 | 76.5% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 76.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.2% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 75.8% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 80.4% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 70.7% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 62.1% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.5% | 76.3% | 83.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 62.1% | 80.4% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 62.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 2024.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 143rd out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release